Celebrating birthday at Thirty8 Restaurant, Bar & Lounge

On Sunday, July 19, 2020, I treated a friend for her belated birthday at Thirty8 located at Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur, 12, Jalan Pinang, 50450 KL. Her actual birthday was on July 4.

The afternoon tea set includes lemon tartlet, mango tartlet, pistachio eclair, hazelnut caramel Opera, blueberry shortbread, bergamot-yuzu madeleine, raspberry macaron, strawberry & feta shortbread, plain and raisin scones served with homemade strawberry jam and clotted cream, sandwiches, fried mushroom spring roll and curry puff. It comes with selection of coffee or tea where I had Jasmine tea and my friend had blackcurrant and hibiscus tea.

Location ~ in the city centre
Parking ~ basement
Seating ~ indoor with KL's skyline view

Food presentation ~ typical

Taste ~ acceptable 

Price ~ RM99 nett per person

Service ~ We were asked to leave before 5pm as the table was reserved for dinner

Coming back? Maybe no

Till next week, looking forward to a relaxing weekend away from the city.

Breakfast at Der Backmeister

Der Backmeister is located at 40, Persiaran Zaaba, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur. Its operating hours are from 8am to 7pm daily.

Went there for breakfast last Saturday, July 11, 2020 with my friend. I had hot chocolate (RM13.78), avocado egg multigrain sandwich (RM19.08) and chocolate croissant (RM7.42) while my friend had flat white (RM11.66), tuna melt tea bread sandwich (RM19.08) and pudding Danish (RM7.42).

Location ~ quite a distance

Parking ~ roadside 

Seating ~ indoor and outdoor

Food presentation ~ typical

Portion ~ normal

Taste ~ good

Price ~ expensive

Service ~ alright

Coming back? ~ not so soon

Till next week, hope she likes the dark chocolate cookies.

Celebrating birthday at Wagyu More

On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, I treated a friend for her belated birthday dinner at Wagyu More located at T-216-B, The Gardens Mall, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Mid Valley City, 59200 KL. Her actual birthday was on March 12.  Its opening hours are from 10am to 10pm daily.

It is an All-You-Can-Eat Japanese Shabu-Shabu restaurant. As buffet is not allowed during Movement Control Order, food including vegetables are served at the table. I chose herbal soup base with beef while she chose sukiyaki soup base with mutton (RM118.80) .

Location ~ convenient as it is in a shopping mall
Seating ~ indoor
Parking ~ basements
Food presentation ~ typical
Portion ~ standard
Taste ~ alright
Price ~ affordable
Service ~ acceptable
Coming back? Maybe

Coming up next, catching up with an ex-colleague over breakfast during this Recovery Movement Control Order.

Thanks for the face masks, girl!

Dinner at Nando's

My ex-colleague and I went for dinner at Nando's located at Lot 1.105.00, Pavilion Elite, 166, Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, July 2, 2020. It opens from 11am to 9pm daily.

I had mild 1/4 chicken with garlic bread, chips, soup and Minute Maid orange juice (RM29.90) while she had mango & lime 1/4 chicken with coleslaw, chips, soup and iced lemon tea (RM29.90).

 Location ~ convenient as it is in a shopping mall
Parking ~ basement
Seating ~ indoor

Food presentation ~ acceptable
Taste ~ good
Price ~ alright
Service ~ fine

Coming back? ~ sure

Till next week, so happy that I have finally got the Angkor Wat painting which I bought for USD31 in Siem Reap on Thursday, September 5, 2013 framed.

Celebrating birthday at Absolute Thai Restaurant

Absolute Thai Group of Restaurants was established in 2005, under the management of Sea Cuisine Holdings Sdn Bhd. The Group's unprecedented success in these two decades is mostly attributed to the enduring yet uncompromising credo - infectious passion in serving Thai cuisine with "Hospitality with a Heart'. The tagline resonates in the entire spectrum of the food and dining experience at Absolute Thai Group of restaurants from the careful selection of ingredients, the allure of decor, the visual spectacle of food creations, the authenticity of the menu, the delivery of service and the ultimate consumption of the food.

On Wednesday, July 1, 2020, I treated a friend for his belated birthday dinner at Absolute Thai located at Ikano Power Centre, No.2, Jalan PJU 7/2, Mutiara Damansara, 47800 Petaling Jaya. His actual birthday was on April 23.  Its opening hours are from 10am to 10pm daily.

I had Phad Thai (RM21) ~ stir-fried rice noodle with prawns ~ and honeydew juice (RM9) while he had Thai fried rice with seafood served with chicken wing (RM19) and hot lemon tea (RM7.05).  We also shared Absolute Thai combo (RM40) ~ 4 pieces each of golden royal money bags, Thai fish cakes, crispy spring rolls & prawns wrapped with wanton skin served with mango salad ~ and stir fried bean curd with hot basil leaves (RM17).

Location ~ quite a distance
Seating ~ indoor
Parking ~ basements
Food presentation ~ typical
Portion ~ standard
Taste ~ delicious
Price ~ affordable
Service ~ acceptable
Coming back? Yes

Coming up next, catching up with an ex-colleague over dinner during this Recovery Movement Control Order.

Breakfast at Les Deux Garcons

Les Deux Garcons Cafe is located at 16, Jalan 2/109e, Taman Desa Business Park, 58100 Kuala Lumpur. Its operating hours are from 8am to 9.30pm from Sunday to Thursday and from 8am to 9pm on Friday and Saturday.

It serves croissant, salad, omelette, pasta, bread, pastry and desserts.

Went there for breakfast on Friday, June 19, 2020. Ordered carrot juice (RM12) and egg on toast, baked beans on toast and mushroom (RM15).

Location ~ not so far

Parking ~ roadside 

Seating ~ indoor and outdoor

Food presentation ~ typical

Portion ~ acceptable

Taste ~ good

Price ~ affordable

Service ~ alright

Coming back? ~ yes

Till next week, we're already halfway through 2020.

Celebrating birthday at Mighty Monster

On Saturday, June 20, 2020, I treated a friend for her birthday lunch at Mighty Monster located at G-019, Ground Floor, MyTown Shopping Centre, No.6, Jalan Cochrane, Seksyen 90, Cheras, 55100 Kuala Lumpur. Her actual birthday was on June 16.

 Its opening hours are from 10am to 11pm daily.

I had cranberry juice (RM12) and she had lychee iced tea (RM10).

I had MFC sandwich (RM31.32) and she had monster burger (RM41.76).

After lunch, we went to MyKori Dessert Cafe located at G-019, Ground Floor, MyTown Shopping Centre, No.6, Jalan Cochrane, Seksyen 90, Cheras, 55100 Kuala Lumpur. Its opening hours are from 10am to 10pm daily. We shared chocoreo mini (RM12) and Kenko Kakigori (RM14) ~ yogurt ice, dragon fruit, mango, granola oats, toasted almond dice, coconut flakes with chia seeds.

Location ~ not so far
Seating ~ indoor
Parking ~ multiple floors
Food presentation ~ typical
Portion ~ standard
Taste ~ delicious
Price ~ affordable
Service ~ good
Coming back? Sure

Till next week, happy birthday to the June babies!

Celebrating birthday at Roofino Skydining & Bar

On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, I treated a friend for her birthday dinner at Roofino Skydining & Bar located at 34th Floor, 338, Trillion KL, Jalan Tun Razak, 55000 Kuala Lumpur.  Its opening hours are from 11am to 12am from Monday to Friday and from 4pm to 1am on Saturday and Sunday.

 I had watermelon juice (RM23.20) and my friend had pina colada (RM40.60). 
We shared chicken mango and salmon bruschetta (RM29),

 squid ink pizza (RM90.50)

 and beef meatballs spaghetti (RM40.60).

 Lastly, we had red velvet tiramisu cake (RM23) for the birthday girl.

Location ~ quite a distance
Parking ~ basement
Seating ~ indoor and outdoor
Food presentation ~ fine
Portion ~ standard
Taste ~ very good
Price ~ expensive
Service ~ very good
Coming back? Yes

Coming up next, another birthday celebration...

Afternoon tea at Altitude

On Sunday, March 15, 2020, my friend and I went for afternoon tea at Altitude, Banyan Tree KL located at No.2, Level 53, Jalan Conlay, 50450 KL. We were there from 2pm to 4.30pm.

The afternoon tea set includes tempura smoked salmon maki roll (sherry mayonnaise, carrots & balsamic tomato gazpacho dip), bite size sandwiches (roast beef with bresaola, turkey ham with emmental cheese, egg and tobiko mayonnaise & tuna with smoked tomato gel), mangosteen macaron (chocolate ganache and mangosteen gel), matcha travel cake (almond sponge & matcha pastry cream), mango Victoria bite (Victoria sponge, mango cream & fresh mango), pandan choux (choux pastry, pandan cream & milk chocolate mousse), crispy kaffir lime cheesecake (lime cheesecake, Feuille de Brick), black seed cake pop (chocolate cake & black seed), sweet potato chocolate tart (chocolate ganache & baked sweet potato) and classic plain scone & cranberry scone served with authentic clotted cream & house-made figs cassis jam. It comes with selection of coffee or tea where I had hot chocolate and my friend had teh tarik.

Location ~ in the city centre
Parking ~ RM10 flat rate
Seating ~ indoor with KL's skyline view

Food presentation ~ typical

Taste ~ acceptable 

Price ~ RM128 per person

Service ~ good

Coming back? No

Till next week, no fooling around during this Movement Control Order even though it's April Fool today.

Lunch at Gajah Mada

Gajah Mada by The Majapahit is located at G-021 & G-E-021, MyTown, No.6, Jalan Cochrane, Seksyen 90, 55100 Kuala Lumpur. It opens from 11am to 10pm daily.

Went there for lunch on Sunday, March 1, 2020. Ordered soursop juice (RM9.90) and The Majapahit mini flying fish set (RM37.90) served with steamed rice, savoury corn fritters, sambal kering tempe, emping crackers and soup.

After lunch, I had MyKori kenko kakgori (RM15) ~ yogurt+mango & honeydew+almonds, granola oats, coconut flakes with chia seeds.

 Location ~ convenient as it is in a shopping mall
Parking ~ multiple floors
Seating ~ indoor

Food presentation ~ acceptable
Taste ~ good
Price ~ alright
Service ~ fine

Coming back? ~ maybe

Till next week, announcement was made today that the Movement Control Order to contain the further spread of covid-19 which has started on March 18 will be extended to April 14.

Brunch at Little Rimba

Little Rimba Cafe is located at No.1, Lorong Datuk Sulaiman 7, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur. It opens from 7.30am to 10pm daily except Friday.

Four of us went there for brunch on Saturday, March 7, 2020. I had hot barley (RM2.83) and my friends had hot latte (RM7.99), mango + pineapple cold pressed juice (RM11.19) and hot teh tarik (RM3) with warm water (RM0.44 each). 

We shared sago gula Melaka (RM4.98), roti Benggali with kaya (RM6), hearty breakfast (RM13.72), toasted bagel egg and turkey slice (RM12.71), lontong (RM12.01), laksa Johor (RM12.01)

 and kacang phool (RM13.69).

Location ~ quite a distance

Parking ~ roadside

Seating ~ outdoor and indoor

Food presentation ~ typical

Taste ~ alright

Price ~ affordable

Service ~ slow and inefficient

Coming back? ~ maybe not

Till next week, let's just stay at home during this movement restriction order which starts today...

Celebrating Boss's 50th Birthday

On Friday, February 28, 2020, we celebrated our boss's birthday with lunch at Restoran Sederhana located at 21G, Daju 5 Darul Ihsan, Jalan Barat, Seksyen 8, 46050 Petaling Jaya. Its opening hours are from 10 am to 10 pm daily. His actual birthday is on March 1.

 He was surprised and excited to see the cake. Glad that he like it!

Location ~ nearby the office
Seating ~ indoor only
Parking ~ roadside
Food presentation ~ typical
Portion ~ too little
Taste ~ good
Price ~ expensive
Service ~ good
Coming back? Maybe...

Later in the evening, eight of us threw him another surprise at Arte Plus KLCC by Luxury Suites Asia located at Jalan Bemban, Kampung Berembang, 55000 KL.

Till next time, thanks for the mango passion juice, boss!

Kesuma Jiwa

Kesuma Jiwa is a fashion show cum concert to celebrate 20 years of friendship between Dato' Rizalman Ibrahim and Dayang Nurfaizah binti Awang Dowty. Tickets to the concert in Istana Budaya were sold out within 15 minutes after they went on sale at 10am on Monday, October 28, 2019. The tickets start from RM150 to RM500.  Was lucky to get two tickets to the concert.

Dress code is baju Melayu hitam teluk belanga/cekak musang bersamping or black suit for male and baju kurung/kurung moden/kebaya paras lutut berselendang for female.

We reached Istana Budaya at 6pm and walked around waiting like the rest.

Audience is not allowed to take photos or videos during the concert so none taken until the Gurindam Jiwa song. The songs performed during the concert are:
1. Kesuma Jiwa - Dato' Rizalman & Dayang Nurfaizah
2. Tari Tualang Tiga
3. Mengapa Dirindu
4. Hati Ke Hati
5. Itulah Sayang
6. Bisikan Hati
7. Di Pintu Syurga
8. Laksamana Raja Di Laut
9. Gurindam Jiwa - Dato' Rizalman & Dayang Nurfaizah
10. Joget Pahang
11. Selamat Tinggal Bungaku

The concert started at 8.35pm and ended at 11.15pm.

We had dinner at Hometown Hainan Coffee located at No.7-LG-1, Block A, Megan Salak Park, Jalan 2/125E,  Taman Desa Petaling, 57100 Kuala Lumpur after the concert. We both had fried kuay teow and hot lemon tea.

Till next week, it was a great concert and definitely worth the wait and effort to buy the tickets.

Dinner at Harum Manis Restaurant and Dessert at MyKori Dessert Cafe

Harum Manis Restaurant is located at LG 25, 26 & 27, Paradigm Mall, No.1, Jalan SS7/26A Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya.  It is an Indonesian restaurant that serves a selection of Indonesian comfort meals. Its operating hours are from 10am to 10pm daily. Three of us went there for dinner on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. 

I had talapia set (RM17.20) and watermelon juice (RM6.10) while other two had ayam penyet set (RM15), soto ayam (RM10.60), teh-o (RM3.10) and sirap manis (RM3.10).

Location ~ quite a distance

Parking ~ in the mall

Seating ~ indoor

Food presentation ~ acceptable

Portion ~ typical

Taste ~ alright

Price ~ affordable

Service ~ order at the table and pay at the counter

Coming back? ~ not so soon

After dinner, we went to MyKori Dessert Cafe  located at CF-55A,  Paradigm Mall, No.1, Jalan SS7/26A Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya. We shared Mont Fuji Kakigori (RM22) made with yogurt ice, fresh strawberry, fresh mango, charcoal cream and almond dice.

Location ~ quite a distance

Parking ~ in the mall

Seating ~ indoor

Food presentation ~ nice

Portion ~ large

Taste ~ alright

Price ~ expensive

Service ~ order, pay and collect at the counter so no service

Coming back? ~ sure

Till next week, wishing for the country political stability.

Lunch at The Other Half Cafe

The Other Half Cafe is located at Unit 2-1, The Greens Terrace, Jalan Wan Kadir 3, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur. Its operating hours are from 9am to 5.30pm daily.

Five of us went there for lunch on Sunday, February 16, 2020. I had chicken waffles (RM30) and carrot juice (RM15) while

my friends had chicken quesadilla (RM22),

crab burger (RM35), cafe latte (RM11)

 nachos (RM18) 

 

The Other Half breakfast (RM28), candied bacon waffles (RM23), kaya matcha (RM13) and iced tea (RM15).

Location ~ quite a distance

Parking ~ basement

Seating ~ outdoor and indoor

Food presentation ~ nice

Taste ~ alright

Price ~ expensive

Service ~ alright

Coming back? ~ maybe not

Next is dinner and dessert...